CVE-2026-95860 node-opcua: Namespace-Level RBAC Fail-Open - Anonymous Write/Call Bypass via Unbound `DefaultRolePermissions
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
node-opcua is an OPC UA implementation for TypeScript and Node.js. From 2.42.0 until 2.180.0, namespace-level access control configured through setDefaultRolePermissions is not honored by the runtime enforcement path for nodes without explicit per-node RolePermissions. SessionContext.getApplicableRolePermissions reads a missing or null DefaultRolePermissions metadata value instead of the configured namespace field, and the null result is treated permissively. An anonymous network client can consequently write variables with CurrentWrite access or call bound methods when an operator configured a restrictive namespace default and relied on inheritance. Servers with no declared policy, nodes with explicit per-node permissions, and correctly bound programmatic namespace metadata are outside the authorization-bypass case. This issue is fixed in version 2.180.0.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| node-opcua | = >= 2.42.0, < 2.180.0 | No fix listed |
| npm node-opcua(npm) | >= 2.42.0, < 2.180.0 | 2.180.0 |
| npm node-opcua-address-space(npm) | >= 2.42.0, < 2.180.0 | 2.180.0 |
| npm node-opcua-server(npm) | >= 2.42.0, < 2.180.0 | 2.180.0 |
References
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/security/advisories/GHSA-xggf-m53x-jc3f exploit vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/pull/1580 patch
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/0261e873900800983c622e01120f484dc6063698 patch
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/releases/tag/v2.180.0
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory
- github.com